but; however; provided that
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
control; management (e.g. of a business)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
reserve fund; savings; deposit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to make an appearance; to show up
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask